PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Simmons (ranked 25223 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shahin Nafisi (ranked 6289 p4p, 0 weight class). Shahin Nafisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Simmons
vs
Nafisi

181 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahin Nafisi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nafisi misses with a wild combination.

Simmons gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nafisi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nafisi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simmons is one step ahead there.
Simmons prevents Nafisi from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nafisi uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nafisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Nafisi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nafisi throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Simmons is looking to counter the offense by Nafisi and move into the clinch.
Nafisi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
No joy there for Nafisi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nafisi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Tyrone Simmons has been cut.
Simmons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nafisi can pounce on him.
Nafisi looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nafisi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nafisi looks winded!

Simmons is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nafisi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Nafisi stands up from Simmons's guard - Nafisi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nafisi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nafisi on the side of the head.
A combination from Nafisi does no damage.
Simmons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Nafisi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nafisi has closed the distance and engaged Simmons in a clinch.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nafisi scores with a three punch combo!
Nafisi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nafisi delivers a nice body kick.
Simmons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nafisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nafisi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Simmons shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nafisi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nafisi wants to get back to his feet but Simmons is dominant here and he's now got Nafisi's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Simmons gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Simmons gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Simmons apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nafisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Nafisi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nafisi throws a head kick that misses
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Simmons seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shahin Nafisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Simmons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nafisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Despite the aggression on Nafisi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shahin Nafisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nafisi tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Nafisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nafisi throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Nafisi.

Simmons is rocked!
Simmons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nafisi.
Oh Simmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nafisi lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Simmons falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shahin Nafisi!
Shahin Nafisi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.